Ships & Boats: General Interest

For the economical do-it-yourselfer who wants to build his or her own skiff, this instruction manual relies on simple techniques and hand-powered t...

When is a boat not a ship? Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? What was the deadliest disaster at sea? Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous? Are mermaids...

'A beautiful, heartfelt love letter to the sea, and a cherished industry. Ash is a force of nature, she's a testament to working hard and dreaming ...

A practical, hands-on manual covering the entire Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water. ...

This is an unusual maritime story in that the author looks at life from the lower echelons of a merchant ship's company and the relationship betwee...

Sealinks antecedents go back to the packet boats of the days before steam. The invention of the steam engine greatly assisted the development of th...

The best-selling guides to Britains canals and rivers for more than 50 years. The map companion to the Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides...

The bestselling guides to Britains canals and rivers for more than 50 years. For all users of Britains inland waterways. This established...

The bestselling guides to Britains canals and rivers for 50 years. For all users of the inland waterways including boaters, walkers, cycl...

Serving on the Big Ships: Life on the Liners looks at passenger ship history from the perspective of recollections, impressions, and anecdotes of t...

Bestselling Van Life author Foster Huntington shares his experiences - as well as others - living by his own rules in this aspirational book filled...

With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads' noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government acquis...

In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives. It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a propo...

Pearson's canal companions encourage visitors, explain the lie of the land and provide a lasting souvenir of journeys made. This new 9th edition o...